Example sentences of "[verb] as to [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Press reports varied as to whether the new committees were Fatah-inspired or organized by the PFLP and DFLP , but it appeared that they would be a forum for the local response to the ongoing peace process .
2 Since confidence ratings were obtained in addition to Yes/No responses it is possible to plot ROC curves for either subjects or stimuli and hence calculate separate measures of recognition sensitivity ( i.e. the ability of subjects to discriminate targets from distractors ) and response criterion bias ( i.e. the tendency to give particular types of response independently of any knowledge a subject has as to whether a film was a target or distractor ) .
3 Views differed as to whether the review procedure was also an efficient means of arriving at prescriptions for changes and motivating their implementation .
4 The benefit of the contract is only assignable if it makes no difference to the person on whom the obligation lies as to whether the obligation is discharged to the vendor or to the purchaser .
5 If Title V were taken to its logical conclusions , one would surely be entitled to speculate as to whether the nations of Europe would continue to be permitted their own separate seats on the international bodies and in the United Nations .
6 Scott J did not hint at the reason for such a conclusion , leaving one to speculate as to whether the continued liability of L1 derives from the fact that he is an original party to the lease and therefore subject to the continued liability imposed by the doctrine of privity of contract , or if the important fact is that it was L1 who granted the right of way ( to B ) the exercise of which amounted to a breach of covenant .
7 Then the value of the whole W ( the value it has , as Moore puts it , on the whole ) consists of the value of W as a whole plus the value of X plus the value of Y. According as to whether the value of W as a whole is positive , negative or nil the value of W , on the whole , may be greater , less , or the same as the value of the sum of its parts .
8 It would appear that tenants are bound by the provisions of the Act and could therefore be affected adversely by it , but it remains to be seen as to whether a tenant in such a position could maintain an action against its landlord for breach of the landlord 's covenant for quiet enjoyment where there is no reservation of such a right of access in the tenant 's lease .
9 Generally speaking , therefore , difficulties of interpretation in this area mean that very rarely does the tachistoscopic paradigm allow any firm conclusion to be drawn as to whether an observed inferiority of one half field of vision is due to time or information loss during callosal transfer and/or to less efficient processing by the contralateral hemisphere .
10 The underlying idea of the central focus with its grouped dependencies here exactly meets the requirements of the case , and one need not hesitate as to whether the drawing-room or the dining-room carpet should be taken up for dancing … . ’
11 Common sense will have to prevail as to whether the noise emitted is sufficient or not .
12 If any doubt exists as to whether a group engagement letter covers the particular assignment in question an additional letter should be requested .
13 In situations where doubt exists as to whether a transaction has resulted in an asset or expense what questions should be posed ?
14 They constructed in this way true arches with radiating voussoirs , but a controversy exists as to whether the European origins here are Etruscan or Roman , as Etruscan examples all date from the later period of the third century B.C. onwards when Roman supremacy over the Etruscans was being established .
15 Fru Møller had started making her rounds , enquiring as to whether the hors d'œuvres were satisfactory .
16 This is set out in the statement but clarification may be needed as to whether the bands are to be of equal size or that ability grouping determines different sized bands .
17 Practice varies as to whether the investor should disclose the due diligence report to the vendor .
18 The point is often raised as to whether a protector who is resident in the United Kingdom , although all the trustees may be resident outside the United Kingdom , could have any adverse effect with regard to the place of residence of the trust .
19 Questions will then inevitably be raised as to whether the Christian myth is true in any case .
20 Doubts are being raised as to whether the formula of aggressive , ‘ export-led ’ economic growth they pioneered can be sustained .
21 ( Such a theory involved denying the claims of James 's son , but doubts had been raised as to whether the Queen had really conceived the child , it being widely believed that the baby had been smuggled into the bed-chamber in a warming-pan . )
22 These clauses are also found in insurance policies to resolve disputes between insurer and insured as to whether a claim should proceed .
23 One can not , in other words , argue from the premise that people may disagree as to whether a person was in fact placed in fear for their bodily safety , to the conclusion that a decision-maker can have untrammelled power to decide whether such an apprehension is indeed a constituent part of the offence at all .
24 ‘ ( 1 ) On a taxation of costs on a standard basis there shall be allowed a reasonable amount in respect of all costs reasonably incurred and any doubts which the taxing officer may have as to whether the costs were reasonably incurred or were reasonable in amount shall be resolved in favour of the paying party ; and in these rules the term ‘ the standard basis ' in relation to the taxation of costs shall be construed accordingly .
25 ( 2 ) On a taxation on the indemnity basis all costs shall be allowed except in so far as they are of an unreasonable amount or have been unreasonably incurred and any doubts which the taxing officer may have as to whether the costs were reasonably incurred or were reasonable in amount shall be resolved in favour of the receiving party ; and in these rules the term ‘ the indemnity basis ' in relation to the taxation of costs shall be construed accordingly .
26 This factor of material prosperity , which was already cited by Sombart ( 1906 ) at the beginning of this century as a partial explanation of the absence of any large-scale socialist movement in the US , acquired particularly great importance in the period following the Second World War , when economic growth took place more rapidly than ever before , and the question could be posed as to whether the US did not simply show to capitalist Europe the image of its own future — a future that would be characterized by a decline of the socialist movement , and indeed of all ideological revolutionary parties and movements .
27 There is grass roots doubt as to whether the Set Aside scheme can work , as the payment levels offered by the Ministry of Agriculture ( MAFF ) are not high enough .
28 Short-term contract working in its traditional form has not been a subject of substantial political or academic concern , but questions have been asked as to whether the " new " short-term contract working in manufacturing is displacing regular working or undermining the conditions of the regular labour force .
29 The question may be asked as to whether the income has been remitted to the United Kingdom for the purposes of Schedule D , Case IV or V.
30 The courts continue to equivocate as to whether the traditional approach should be maintained .
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